The President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi has forwarded the new electoral Commission members to the House of Representatives for approval.

Statements issued from the presidential spokesperson’s office, read as follows: –

As you know, all members of the National Electoral Commission have resigned. Therefore, I am submitting here the seven members selected to be the new National Electoral Commission, in accordance with Article 15, Paragraph 4 of the General Electoral Law and Voter Registration, Act No. 91/2020 as members who meet the requirements for membership of the National Electoral Commission as set out in Article 14 of Law No. 91/2020.

Pursuant to Article 13, Paragraph 2 of the General Electoral Law and Voter Registration, Law No. 91/2020, the members of the National Electoral Commission are selected by the President of the Republic of Somaliland (3 members), the House of Elders (2 members), the registered political parties – WADDANI Party and UCID Party (2 members).

The list of members selected for the new National Electoral Commission:

No Name Nominated by
1 Muse Hassan Yusuf President
2 Ahmed Osman Hassan President
3 Hussein Abdi Ali President
4 Ahmed Yusuf Mohamed Elders
5 Fatuma Ismail Hassan Elders
6 Abdiaziz Hirsi Warsame Waddani
7 Ibrahim Adan Ali Ucid